Baptist

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Baptist is a term referring to churches and denominations within Protestant Christianity that emphasize a believer's baptism by full immersion which is performed after a profession of faith in Christ as Lord and Savior. A congregational governance system gives autonomy to individual local Baptist churches. Groups of Baptist churches are sometimes associated in organizations for purposes of missions and other common goals while retaining their local autonomy.

Notable Baptist organizations include:

• Southern Baptist Convention
• General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
• American Baptist Association

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[edit] See also

• Reformed Baptist
• Believer's baptism
• Strict Baptist

[edit] External links

• American Baptist Historical Society
• Map of USA showing Percentage of Baptist Population in each county

[edit] Baptist doctrinal statements

• American Baptist Association
• The 1646 London Baptist Confession of Faith
• The 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith
• Baptist Faith and Message
• Baptist Missionary Association of America
• General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
• Southern Baptist Convention